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Forum: ATC Issues

6th Jul 2016, 09:47

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Degrees good for ATCO's

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Posted By ZOOKER

NewquayJacob, Well done. That is a very good...

NewquayJacob,
Well done. That is a very good move. I did about 18 months as an ATCA in 1975/76, during which time I learnt a great deal which came in useful later on. NATS had stopped recruiting...

Forum: ATC Issues

22nd Jun 2016, 09:59

Replies: 51

Degrees good for ATCO's

Views: 11,583

Posted By ZOOKER

parkfell, you can't argue with that....

parkfell,
you can't argue with that. Unfortunately, like most things, it's now driven largely by accountants, who don't really understand the value of 'Famil'.
When we went through in 1979-82,...

Forum: ATC Issues

21st Jun 2016, 15:50

Replies: 51

Degrees good for ATCO's

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Posted By ZOOKER

Ernie A was on my final selection board. I think...

Ernie A was on my final selection board. I think he was in 'ATC Special Projects' at the time.

Forum: ATC Issues

18th Jun 2016, 10:49

Replies: 51

Degrees good for ATCO's

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Posted By ZOOKER

I remember one week-end during the late 1990s, 2...

I remember one week-end during the late 1990s, 2 of us were tasked with showing about 20 people round, who were going through the selection procedure.I showed them the ops rooms and my colleague gave...

Forum: ATC Issues

18th Jun 2016, 09:06

Replies: 51

Degrees good for ATCO's

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Posted By ZOOKER

chevvron, that sounds like one of the tests I...

chevvron,
that sounds like one of the tests I was given at Aviation House in 1978. There was a 'speed and accuracy test', which involved looking for identical symbols in a grid. The other test was...

Forum: ATC Issues

17th Jun 2016, 21:03

Replies: 51

Degrees good for ATCO's

Views: 11,583

Posted By ZOOKER

That's a good point 2 sheds. I thought about...

That's a good point 2 sheds.

I thought about voicing that opinion earlier on today. but feared it might be ridiculed.
During 1986, I and a colleague were commuting from EGCC to CATC while doing...

Forum: ATC Issues

17th Jun 2016, 09:46

Replies: 51

Degrees good for ATCO's

Views: 11,583

Posted By ZOOKER

parkfell, Been there, done that. In the...

parkfell,
Been there, done that. In the 1980s, NATS commissioned a well-known firm of trick-cyclists to develop suitable aptitude tests, having sent a couple of their bods to sit alongside us in...

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